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Invasion
Argentine forces invade the Falkland Islands. -
UN condemns Argentina
The UN Security Council condemns Argentinian invasion , and demands the immediate withdrawal of Argentine forces. -
Task Force sets sail
Aircraft carriers HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible sail from Portsmouth as part of a task force of more than 100 ships -
Argentinians Support
In Buenos AIres, tens of thousands of Argentinians gather at Plaza de Mayo to show their support for President Leopoldo Galtieri during the Falklands War. -
Argentine Soldiers
Argentine Soldiers buy postcards at a souvernir Shop, on the Falkland Islands, shortly after their invasion. -
Haig Negotiations
US secretrary Alexander Haig attemps to mediate with the Argentina military junta; travelling between London and Buenos Aires. -
British Actions
The British destroyer HMS Antrim arrives off South Georgia, but the operation on Fortuna Glacier almost ends in disaster after two helicopters crash in severe weather conditions -
British troops land at San Carlos
British landings begin at San Carlos on East Falkland, with 3,000 troops and 1,000 tons of supplies -
South Georgia is recovered
South Georgia is retaken by Royal Marines. -
Soldiers
Argentine army soldiers read newspapers in Port Stanley during the Falklands war. (all of them wrote about Falkland war) -
Stanley airfiield bombed
Following initial landings by SAS and SBS special forces on the islands, British Vulcan bombers launch the first air raid on Stanley airfield -
General Belgrado Sunk
The veteran Argentine cruiser General Belgrano is torpedoed and sunk by British submarine HMS Conqueror -
HMS Sheffield Lost
British destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Exocet missile that kills 20 crew -
Argentine Military Personnel
Argenitne Military personnel of the 601 Company take their position in the Strait of San Carlos -
SAS troops killed
A Sea King helicopter transferring SAS soldiers between ships ditches into the sea, killing 22 men. -
British Land at San Carlos
British landings begin at San Carlos on East Falkland, with 3,000 troops and 1,000 tons of supplies -
"Air Machi"
Argentine Air Machi fighter-bombers take part in operations over the Falkland Islands on May 21,1982 -
HMS Antelope Hit
Ten Argentine aircraft are shot down. -
Antelope Abandoned
A bomb disposal officer is killed after the bomb he is attempting to defuse explodes aboard HMS Antelope.Landing craft RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Lancelot are hit by Argentine bombs which also fail to detonate. Seven Argentine aircraft are shot down. -
British Soliders
A British Soldier checks the area -
Two More Ships lost
British destroyer HMS Coventry sinks after being attacked by Argentine aircraft, with the loss of 19 crew. -
General Mario Benjamin Menendez
Argentine Army General Mario Benjamin Menendez, who ruled as a governor of the Falklands War, adresses his troops in Darwin -
Sea King Helicopters
Armorers move torpedoes on the flight deck of the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes as Sea King Helicopters were being re-armed to counter the Argeninian submarine threat of the Falklands Islands. -
British head for Goose Green
The 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment (2 Para) is ordered to set out for the neighbouring settlements of Goose Green and Darwin, which are held by Argentine forces. -
Fury over BBC report
British forces are furious when the BBC World Service broadcasts that the men of 2 Para are advancing on Goose Green and Darwin, but the Argentine commander is convinced the report is deliberate misinformation. -
Battle of Goose Green
2 Para attack Goose Green and Darwin. After fierce fighting, the Argentines surrender -
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Battle of Goose Green
2 Para attack Goose Green and Darwin. After fierce fighting, the Argentines surrender. -
Advance Toward Stanley
British forces advance towards the capital Port Stanley from San Carlos, taking the Argentine positions on Mount Kent and Mount Challenger. -
Peaks Captured
British troops take the key objectives of Mount Longdon, Two Sisters and Mount Harriet from the Argentines -
Argentina positions overrun
British forces take Argentine positions on mountains overlooking Port Stanley on Mount Tumbledown, Wireless Ridge and Mount William amid further fierce fighting. -
British Forces Enter Stanley
White flags are seen flying over Port Stanley, and by noon British forces have advanced to the outskirts of the Falklands capital -
President Galtieri resigns
UK Defence Minister Peter Blaker announces that the official count of British war dead is 255, with approximately 300 wounded.
